Archives for December 2016

If 2016 taught us anything, it’s that you never know what’s around the bend. Even though we’re in a fairly structured program in the military — where we’ve known for years what training must take place, in which order, and have an idea on everywhere we could possibly live — the unexpected can strike and change the plans we thought were… Read More

Hiking in Moreau Lake State Park, New York • December 3, 2016 As you may have concluded based on the lack of current entries being posted on this site, the month of December has been on the uneventful side for us. We haven’t traveled, we haven’t gone out every chance we’ve had, we only hiked 10 miles this month. This is… Read More

2016 was a year of completely new experiences in all new places for us. It started with settling into a new home in a state that we were unfamiliar with, then learning how to embrace a completely different environment and lifestyle than what we were used to. This led to us expanding our perimeters and visiting attractions and cities within a wide… Read More

Fall to the Rising Sun Trip • Last Day • Tuesday, October 12, 2016 How do you bring the longest road trip you’ve ever taken to a close? When do you decide it’s time to stop traveling and camping and exploring, and return to your normal life? Of course, our trip had a definite end date, when Curtis had to report back… Read More

Thanksgiving Weekend in Montreal • Exploring Mont Royal & Driving Home • November 26, 2016 Once we were finished with our walk around downtown Montreal, we wanted to walk to a place that seemed more “us” — Mont Royal, the mountain that sits in the center of the island. It was on the way back to our apartment, so we decided to hike… Read More

Thanksgiving Weekend in Montreal • Exploring Downtown Montreal • November 25, 2016 We awoke on the morning of Black Friday to see that a thick fog had engulfed the quiet street of the neighborhood where we were staying. I checked the forecast for the day and saw that the rain they had been predicting all week looked like it would hold off… Read More